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Chapter 43 Causes and Consequences

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    As soon as this test paper came out, the knowledgeable people - Feng Can and Li Liang - couldn't help but change their expressions, and complained in their hearts. They looked up at the Prison Court and "Three Capitals", winking frequently, but did not get any response, so they had to  He looked at the test paper again with a grimace.  Zhuang Huai also glanced at everyone in the hall, then looked solemn, closed his eyes and thought hard.  As for Cheng An, he didn't understand anyway. He was holding the pen holder in his right hand and drawing circles on the test paper. He didn't know what he wanted to do.

    If it were Zhao Ran three days ago, it would be impossible to finish the test paper under normal circumstances.  He has only been reading the Bible for two months. It is not easy for him to memorize the "Tao De Zhen" in a nutshell. What's more, he has to annotate it according to "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary"?  Regarding the question of the meaning of Tao, maybe he can still make some decent nonsense, but more than half of the first ten questions will definitely be confusing.

    But now After reading all the questions, Zhao Ran breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glanced at Jiang Gaogong, and then at Zhu Doudao, who was sitting on the futon with his eyes closed, feeling reassured.

    "When the Tao rushes into use, it may not be full. The abyss is like the ancestor of all things. It resolves its confusion, harmonizes with its light, and is the same as the dust. The pure and clear resembles or exists. I don't know whose son is the first of Emperor Xiang." Zhao Ranti  With his pen, he first wrote down the first question silently, and then continued to write quickly according to the "standard" explanation in "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary": "The Tao values ????neutralization, and the neutrality is used. Willingness cannot be overflowing and violate the Tao.  commandment¡­¡­"

    This is Zhang Tianshi¡¯s explanation of the first sentence, that is to say, the most important thing in practicing Taoism is to be moderate, not to be arrogant and complacent, but to abide by the Taoist precepts.  This is to force the philosophical description of "Tao" in the original text to the rules of conduct and conduct that Taoist priests should respect. The intention is to unite Taoism, but in principle it is a forced pull, which is "disdained" by Zhao Ran, but "disdain" is classified as "disdain"  ", when answering the question, this is the standard answer.

    "Tao, the sidewalk does not violate the commandments, and the abyss is as deep as the Tao Emotions are immovable, joy and anger are not expressed, the five treasures are all in harmony with each other, and they are the same light and dust as the Tao" What we talk about here is how to practice the Tao without violating the commandments, how to  Consistent with the Tao.

    After Zhao Ran finished answering the ten implicit questions and had just burned out two pillars of incense, he gathered his thoughts and started to solve the last question on meaning.

    "Nuity gives birth to nature, and nature gives birth to Tao. Therefore, Tao takes nothingness as its sect, nature as its basis, and Tao as its body. However, these three are all formless. If we look for the truth, it is vacuum. There is essence in truth, and it has no name.  . The saint will establish a religious trace and must not be without his ancestors, so he calls nothingness as the ancestor of the Tao. In fact, the three bodies all meet one truth, and there is no form to understand all the wonders. Therefore, there is no ancestor in the cloud. There is no ancestor in the cloud.  also¡­¡­"

    Zhao Ran explained the root of Tao, which is nothingness. There is no hierarchical or sequential relationship between nothingness, nature, and Tao. In order to educate the world and establish teachings, saints cited "nihility" as the ancestor of "Tao".  But "Tao" does not arise from "nothingness", so it is said that "the ancestors are restored to their ancestors".  But the ancestors are also different, because the "ancestors" mentioned by Tao are not actually ancestors - because there is no sequential relationship, this falls into the paradox of chicken and egg.  Of course, Zhao Ran definitely cannot say that this is a "mysterious theory". His explanation for this must be quoted from the original text - "Mysterious and mysterious, the door to all mysteries."

    After answering the questions, there was still the last half of the incense burner. Zhao Ran turned around and inspected it carefully, then stood up to hand in the paper and went out of the sutra hall to wait.

    Cheng An had already handed in the test paper - he couldn't answer any of the questions. When he saw Zhao Ran coming out, he stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.  While Zhao Ran was perfunctory with Cheng An, he was thinking about today's assessment.  There is definitely no problem with the test paper he just completed, but the key is that this is not the focus. The focus is still on the results of the negotiations between the prison hospital and the "three capitals". Therefore, he is still uneasy to this day.

    Soon, Feng Can, Li Liang and Zhuang Huai all walked out of the sutra hall. Zhuang Huai was thoughtful, while Feng Can and Li Liang were distracted.

    In the Sutra Hall, the five test papers were presented to the Supervisory Court and "Three Capitals". They glanced at them casually and made a judgment.

    There was no need to talk about the Prison Court and the "Three Capitals". Jiang Gaogong, who was in charge of the Sutra Hall, directly laid out the priority of the evaluation. Cheng'an had a blank paper and ignored it. Zhuang Huai and Zhao Ran's test papers were placed in the first place. Li Liang answered correctly.  Six questions were rated second-class, while Feng Can only answered four questions correctly and was rated third-class.

    Zhuang Huai and Zhao Ran answered all the first ten questions correctly. The key difference lies in the last question of explanation of principles. If the difference is not extremely different, it would be difficult to judge. This is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

    No one in the hall, including the Supervisor, Luo Duguan, Yuan Duchu and even Zhang Dianzao, thought anything of it. Only Zhu Dudao and Jiang Gaogong were secretly surprised, thinking that Zhuang Huai was indeed well-prepared, and he actually got all the answers correct.  Looking at the explanation of principles, Zhuang Huai's explanation is better than Zhao Ran in terms of solid foundation, precise and without any falsehood. On the other hand, Zhao Ran's answer just skipped over some key points, and it is obvious that he has not done enough homework.

    But now that it has reached this point, Zhu Dujiao and Jiang Gaogong will definitely not tell the truth. As for the other people, although they also felt it from the analysis of the article,They understand this, but they are not as familiar with the Taoist scriptures as the two of them, and can fully understand the differences.

    Feng Can and Li Liang, who were favored by the Supervisor and Yuan Duchu, were immediately dismissed. They had no intention of competing and just let everyone watch it. The Supervisor then asked: "So, in your opinion, brothers, should Zhuang be recommended today?"  Huai or Zhao Ran?"

    Yuan Duchu said reluctantly: "Zhuang Huai seems to have more solid homework."

    Luo Duguan immediately replied: "Zhao Ran's analysis is very talented. He really went to a private school."

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off Zhu Doudiao nodded to show his agreement, but still did not make it clear who is suitable. That means, it is up to you to decide.

    The prison prison did not want to take responsibility for either Zhao Ran or Zhuang Huai, and said expressionlessly: "Go and ask the abbot for instructions." He held two papers and walked to the backyard.

    The abbot was walking in the courtyard, slowly admiring the wintersweet blooming in the snow. When he saw the prisoner entering the courtyard, he smiled faintly: "What? Still can't choose?"

    The supervisor said respectfully: "Abbott, the exam is over. Among the five, Zhuang Huai and Zhao Ran answered the questions the best. However, they seem to be indistinguishable. None of the senior brothers can tell them apart. Please ask the abbot to take a look."

    The abbot coughed slightly and shook his head: "It's not that you can't tell the difference, but you all just want to sell well and don't want to take responsibility."

    The prison guard lowered his head and said nothing, his face full of shame.

    The abbot played with a wintersweet and said after a moment: "Since the test paper is difficult to judge, just look at the other sidefor example, whose handwriting is better?"

    The prison guard was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

    The abbot said leisurely: "A few days ago, Huayun Pavilion Taoist Lin sent a letter to Xi Zhenwu Palace, saying that he wanted to see Zhao Ran's calligraphy. I haven't figured it out yet, but it seems that it should be today, haha  ¡­¡±

    The prisoner was stunned, suddenly enlightened, and before he knew it, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

    The abbot said again: "Go and tell Zhao Ran and ask him to write a calligraphy carefully so that I can present it to Taoist Lin."

    The prisoner bowed and said, "Yes." Then he left Jiaziju.  The abbot did not explicitly say who he ordered to receive the ultimatum, but his attitude was already very clear. If he didn't understand it yet, then his more than ten years of service as a supervisor would be in vain.  On the way back to the Sutra Hall, stepping on the snow on the ground, the prison hospital couldn't help but be secretly shocked. This Zhao Ran was not only involved with the Yuhuang Pavilion, but also seemed to have something to do with the Huayun Pavilion. It can be said that people are not what they appear to be.  .  Fortunately, his homework was quite solid, otherwise if he had chosen someone else, wouldn't he have offended the monks in such hidden places as Yuhuang Pavilion and Huayun Pavilion?

    I thought again, but why didn¡¯t the previous abbot tell me clearly?  Could it be that he was too involved with senior officials of Sichuan Province and the abbot wanted to beat him up?

    Thinking about it over and over again, the prisoner returned to the scripture hall with worries and hurriedly announced the result.

    Zhao Ran, a Taoist priest who lives in the dormitory, will be reported to Xizhenwu Palace due to his outstanding academic performance and diligent work. In the first month of next year, he will receive an ultimatum and be admitted as a Taoist chanting boy in the Sutra Hall of Wuji Yuan.  This news quickly spread throughout the Wuji Courtyard, leaving countless people dumbfounded.

    Who is Zhao Ran?  He was born into a poor farming family in Zhaozhuang, Shiquan County. He entered Wujiyuan in April of the twelfth year of Jiajing. He was a layman who worked as a fire worker in a small house at first, and then moved to a restaurant. Only eight months later, he was about to become an ultimatum recipient.  Become an official Taoist priest!  This, this, this, how can this be so embarrassing?

    When Zhao Ran heard the result, he was stunned for a long time, with all kinds of emotions entangled together, mostly excitement, mixed with a lot of surprise and disbelief.

    Carrying the letter from Yuhuang Pavilion handed over by the prison, Zhao Ran hurried back to his residence, opened the fire paint, and saw only two fist-sized ink characters written on a piece of paper - Nonsense.  !

    Zhao Ran couldn¡¯t help but laugh and cry.

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